Infrastructure projects are the backbone of a healthy national economy. Executing them, however, is often easier said than done. Lengthy approval procedures, strict state aid and budgetary law requirements and inefficient procurement processes can delay projects and increase risks for project participants. This is compounded by impractical contract models and scepticism towards public-private partnerships (PPPs).
Public sector entities are therefore faced with the challenge of balancing investment requirements, legal certainty and efficient implementation. This requires strategic and legally watertight solutions.
Your challenges
Our solutions for you
- Legal support during authorisation and planning approval procedures
- Exploring all possibilities under state aid law: Examining whether your project even falls under state aid law or qualifies for an exemption, as well as supporting with the approval procedure before the European Commission
- Using optimised procurement procedures, including negotiated procedures, competitive dialogues and innovation partnerships
- Agreement of framework agreements to speed up procurement processes
- Negotiation of balanced, partnership-based contracts that distribute risk fairly, e.g. using IPD or alliancing models
- Including robust dispute resolution mechanisms in contracts to avoid lengthy court cases
- Advice on the right PPP model for your project, taking into account economic efficiency and feasibility